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and is that a road that the obama administration is fearing? and could that be the reason for noninvolvement? thank you. >> what it really is the situation today is that russia and china in this case now have veto power other any united states policy or action that the united states might take. that obviously is not acceptable to the american people. we cannot, our actions cannot be governed by whether russia will or will not veto a u.n. security council resolution. i mentioned in my remarks with kosovo. we went to kosovo without a u.n. security council rerz and we went there for the same reason why we should go to syria. and that was a coalition of the willing as we say. so i respect and admire the united nations security council. and the things that they do. but the fact is the united states national security should not be governed by whether russia will veto resolutions in the security -- united nations security council. you've been overlooked four times. please go ahead. >> my name is tyler o'neill with the washington freebie con. my questi
and is that a road that the obama administration is fearing? and could that be the reason for noninvolvement? thank you. >> what it really is the situation today is that russia and china in this case now have veto power other any united states policy or action that the united states might take. that obviously is not acceptable to the american people. we cannot, our actions cannot be governed by whether russia will or will not veto a u.n. security council resolution. i mentioned in my...
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. >> so, is this a question we should be asking the obama administration about syria? >> well, you remember, randi, that president clinton was really angry with me when i was asking that question. the fact of the matter is the question didn't prompt intervention, but there was intervention more than a year later and it stopped the war and the president enacted a peace settlement and the war stopped and peace still endures in bosnia. and i think the issue with syria raises some very important questions. president clinton himself just earlier this year said that the longer it goes without being stopped, the bigger the chance of bad actors getting involved and that is precisely what's happened, randi. that is one more reason that the administration is reluctant to intervene because now it's not just the ordinary rebellion that it started out as with people demanding reform, it is now being joined by all sorts of jihadests and extremists and al qaeda-type affiliates and this is what is really worrying the united states and the region. but this is, if you like a self-fulfil
. >> so, is this a question we should be asking the obama administration about syria? >> well, you remember, randi, that president clinton was really angry with me when i was asking that question. the fact of the matter is the question didn't prompt intervention, but there was intervention more than a year later and it stopped the war and the president enacted a peace settlement and the war stopped and peace still endures in bosnia. and i think the issue with syria raises some very...
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in the case of the obama administration, they became one strike every four days. there have been over at rielle hunter 20 drone strikes, the vast majority under the obama administration and some would say people in the obama administration decided they wouldn't use the bush tactic, which was to capture people and put them in guantÁnamo because that turned out to be very messy. it was then a big debate whether they should have civilian trials or military trials are we to do with the people you found innocent and they've got nowhere to go that it was neither cleaner to just kill people. and the outcry that many people in this country had towards indefinite detention, guantÁnamo, the torture, extraordinary rendition, we don't hear that kind of outcry against an obama administration policy of simply killing people. in the case of pakistan, it seems that there are no good statistics because our government doesn't tell us about these programs, but there are several different organizations that try to compile the statistics. it's difficult because journalists are not a
in the case of the obama administration, they became one strike every four days. there have been over at rielle hunter 20 drone strikes, the vast majority under the obama administration and some would say people in the obama administration decided they wouldn't use the bush tactic, which was to capture people and put them in guantÁnamo because that turned out to be very messy. it was then a big debate whether they should have civilian trials or military trials are we to do with the people you...
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facilities meanwhile the us ambassador to russia said the magnitsky bill is unnecessary because the obama administration has already taken measures to punish russian officials involved in human rights violations more on this now if you want he's gone a church on certain issues of course the senate foreign relations committee has passed this so-called magnitsky law now at this point it has little to do with the actual person that the proposed legislation was named after sergei magnitsky who tragically died in a russian jail back in two thousand and nine the wording of this new punitive legislation is much broader if passed by the senate it would require the united states to deny the says and freeze the assets of russians generally accused of human rights abuses the fact of the matter is that the u.s. has already barred eleven russian officials allegedly implicated in the death of surrogate needs good from entering. united states that the names of those people have not been disclosed russia retaliated last year by taking similar measures against eleven american officials accused of human ri
facilities meanwhile the us ambassador to russia said the magnitsky bill is unnecessary because the obama administration has already taken measures to punish russian officials involved in human rights violations more on this now if you want he's gone a church on certain issues of course the senate foreign relations committee has passed this so-called magnitsky law now at this point it has little to do with the actual person that the proposed legislation was named after sergei magnitsky who...
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the drone strikes in yemen under the obama administration began in 2009. the first drone strike was a mistake, hit the wrong target, left 14 women and 21 children dead. only one person of the dozens who were killed was identified as having strong ties to al qaeda. if you want to get a sense of how successful the drone strike has been in yemen, when it first started in 2009 there were maybe 200 members of something called al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, and they control no territory. today there may be over 1,000 people who identify as members of this group, and they control substantial territory. there was a very good op-ed piece that came out in the new york times on june 13th written by at 23-year-old yemeni activist. it was really a plea to the united states government. the title of it was, how drones help al qaeda. he said, the drone strikes are causing more people to join a radical militants, not driven by ideology, but by revenge and despair. he said, the short-term gains from killing military leaders is miniscule compared to the long-term damage
the drone strikes in yemen under the obama administration began in 2009. the first drone strike was a mistake, hit the wrong target, left 14 women and 21 children dead. only one person of the dozens who were killed was identified as having strong ties to al qaeda. if you want to get a sense of how successful the drone strike has been in yemen, when it first started in 2009 there were maybe 200 members of something called al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, and they control no territory. today...
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in the spirit of fifty obama administration sees fit you just might get a response. now there's a lot of focus these days on the ever increasing amounts that are spent on political campaigns the millions that are poured into television ads by candidates or super super pacs a lot he adds reach anyone in the area that might be sitting at home watching on their couch there is an entire world of micro-targeting to specific voters campaigns are going to send out e-mail blasts and all you when your husband or wife or sister or brother whoever may each get an e-mail you might be asking for your money in different ways i got an e-mail from the obama administration pointing out the g.o.p. is war on women's health targeting planned parenthood and the like but how do you know that i care about topics like that television program where my opinions on a daily basis aside the email address that wouldn't give it away so let's talk about this fairly new and increasingly integrated world of voter targeting both democrats and republicans are trying to use to their advantage before the
in the spirit of fifty obama administration sees fit you just might get a response. now there's a lot of focus these days on the ever increasing amounts that are spent on political campaigns the millions that are poured into television ads by candidates or super super pacs a lot he adds reach anyone in the area that might be sitting at home watching on their couch there is an entire world of micro-targeting to specific voters campaigns are going to send out e-mail blasts and all you when your...
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and have all filed lawsuits about new or exorbitant fees and the obama administration likes to point out any transparency successes that they might have so of course there's the release of white house visitor records the declassification of the bush era torture memos remember just a month after the bush era memos are released the obama administration shot that everybody by refusing to release photos of the abuse of detainees at the hands of u.s. soldiers and going to solve a lot of was killed they refused to release those photos as well both times public safety was cited as the reason so it seems like the obama administration might have a different idea of what transparency actually means than the rest of us and actually this exchange between justice department lawyer anthony yang and justice antonin scalia seems to demonstrate that don't support transparency at all when it comes to foreign requests. we get loop. which we do not embrace. so the obama administration doesn't believe that exceptions such boya should be narrowly construed they've got explains the fees and all the pushbac
and have all filed lawsuits about new or exorbitant fees and the obama administration likes to point out any transparency successes that they might have so of course there's the release of white house visitor records the declassification of the bush era torture memos remember just a month after the bush era memos are released the obama administration shot that everybody by refusing to release photos of the abuse of detainees at the hands of u.s. soldiers and going to solve a lot of was killed...
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is that a road that leads to less human involvement in the world and is that a road that the obama administration is fearing and could that be leading to less involvement? >> russia and china now have veto power over action that the united states might take. that is not acceptable to the american people. our actions cannot be governed by whether it will or will not veto the solution. we went without a un security council resolution. and that was a coalition of the willing as we say. so i respect and admire the united nations security council and the thing that is they do. but the fact is united states national security should not be governed by whether russia should veto the security coup sill. you have been over looked four times please go ahead. >> my name is tyler o'neal and my question is about turkey. with the act party successful in 2011. they seemed to have a shift toward islamism. do you think their interested being coincidental with the united states would change in that situation? >> i believe that turkey is one of our strongest allies in the world much less the region. but i voiced con
is that a road that leads to less human involvement in the world and is that a road that the obama administration is fearing and could that be leading to less involvement? >> russia and china now have veto power over action that the united states might take. that is not acceptable to the american people. our actions cannot be governed by whether it will or will not veto the solution. we went without a un security council resolution. and that was a coalition of the willing as we say. so i...
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he had a golden opportunity to go to america obama last month obama's administration took the iranian m.-e. terrorists the ridge avi coulter evolved out of iran tears off their terrorist list . no. more terrorist organizations in the region than anybody else it's time for them to. go to the world. professor paul sheldon third from the california state university thank you very much indeed for sharing your views. and in a debate cross talk about his gas discounts just how different the candidates and their agendas really are the full shows coming your way later today but here's a preview. you romney when the republicans win the white house they will also probably keep the majority in the howard's majority in the senate and if the republicans control all the important political positions the white house the senate and see house then you will see a huge difference america has a huge dept more than sixteen billion dollars that is more than one hundred percent of g.d.p. and the next four years will be about who pays for that and i can tell you it will be a huge difference was obama control
he had a golden opportunity to go to america obama last month obama's administration took the iranian m.-e. terrorists the ridge avi coulter evolved out of iran tears off their terrorist list . no. more terrorist organizations in the region than anybody else it's time for them to. go to the world. professor paul sheldon third from the california state university thank you very much indeed for sharing your views. and in a debate cross talk about his gas discounts just how different the...
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administration and what the pentagon are doing in it and obama signaled that explicitly in his speech he puts again the primacy of the turn towards asia which really is a turn against china i think they're looking forward to this competition and the evolution of a possible cold war type scenario with china which again gives the pentagon a long term enemy which justifies gives rationale to the continued expansion of the us defense budget this does not cut the defense budget it only slows the projected growth of the defense budget the u.s. government budget deficit is a major major problem in a threat to the united states standing in the global market but nonetheless the primacy of the military industrial complex is in fact intact so it is a budget shortfall you'll see teachers laid off nurses laid off firefighters laid off but the pentagon will get more than its fair share. of the announced shift in the only strategies in stopping the u.s. from deploying thousands of troops to israel the biggest ever joint drill and it's raising their own suspicions over their warning that americans do
administration and what the pentagon are doing in it and obama signaled that explicitly in his speech he puts again the primacy of the turn towards asia which really is a turn against china i think they're looking forward to this competition and the evolution of a possible cold war type scenario with china which again gives the pentagon a long term enemy which justifies gives rationale to the continued expansion of the us defense budget this does not cut the defense budget it only slows the...
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the obama administration is facing the task of condemning the killing of its ambassador while trying to calm sentiments in the middle east. >>> a new u.n. report says the taliban raked in hundreds of millions of dollars last fiscal year. it reveals a tangled web of funding sources. >> reporter: the war in afghanistan continues to take a heavy toll on the civilian population. more than 3,000 civilian deaths were recorded in 2011. the worst figure since the conflict began. the taliban insurgency is amassing a large amount of funds. a rert released by the u.n. said the group raised about $400 million during the fiscal year that ended in march. the report was based on the testimony of senior taliban officials currently in custody. the insurgency acquired one-fourth of the some from opium farming. the insurgency group is diversing its source of revenue from support groups. part of the group financial success can be attributed to the anti-american sentiment in afghanistan. public anger is frequently found by incidents such as u.s. burning copies of the koran or shooting unarmed civilians.
the obama administration is facing the task of condemning the killing of its ambassador while trying to calm sentiments in the middle east. >>> a new u.n. report says the taliban raked in hundreds of millions of dollars last fiscal year. it reveals a tangled web of funding sources. >> reporter: the war in afghanistan continues to take a heavy toll on the civilian population. more than 3,000 civilian deaths were recorded in 2011. the worst figure since the conflict began. the...
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and now of course the last three to four years of the obama administration what is happening is that they are trying to influence the administration so that they would be in line with the interests of the muslim brotherhood in egypt and the islamists in libya and in tunisia and against the secular and liberal forces in the region. taking a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe a massive explosion tore through a bus stop in northwest pakistan killing at least fifteen people including two children even more women and children are among at least three dozen injured in the blast police have arrested two suspects from the site the region is located near the border with pakistan tribal region and experienced frequent bombings over the years. a wave of attacks across iraq has left at least sixty dead violence started with a drive by shooting in baghdad followed by blasts in and out of the capital no one yet claimed responsibility for the attacks that mostly targeted security officers in shiite areas the violence comes just months after u.s. combat troops left the
and now of course the last three to four years of the obama administration what is happening is that they are trying to influence the administration so that they would be in line with the interests of the muslim brotherhood in egypt and the islamists in libya and in tunisia and against the secular and liberal forces in the region. taking a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe a massive explosion tore through a bus stop in northwest pakistan killing at least fifteen...
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first the obama administration for a week adamantly blaming a spontaneous protest over a youtube video for the murders of four americans, including or ambassador in libya. despite, despite it happened on the anniversary of 9/11. where there are pockets of hostility against americans. and yesterday, eight days after the four murders, an administration official finally admitting terrorists are to blame, and today white house press secretary jay carney agreed saying it was self evident the assault was a terrorist attack. but late today, and this does appear to be a switch, during a forum the president once again seemed to blame the youtube video for the violence. >> what is dramatic today is that just 24 hours after jay carney was telling reporters all of us in the white house briefing room yesterday it was too early to classify whether it was terror, whether al-qaeda was involved -- >> what i can tell you is, as i said last week, as our ambassador to the united nations said on sunday and as i said the other day, based on what we know and now, and new at the time, we have no evidence of a
first the obama administration for a week adamantly blaming a spontaneous protest over a youtube video for the murders of four americans, including or ambassador in libya. despite, despite it happened on the anniversary of 9/11. where there are pockets of hostility against americans. and yesterday, eight days after the four murders, an administration official finally admitting terrorists are to blame, and today white house press secretary jay carney agreed saying it was self evident the assault...
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there isn't that much of a transformation from the bush administration to the obama administration when it comes to the military. and when it comes to the cia. there has just been a little rearranging of the title. so it is the same mindset, some of the same exact people. and it is a reflection of an inability to have a military solution in afghanistan, even with boots on the ground. some people say that this administration, a way of dealing with the war is a whack a mole policy. you whack a mole in afghanistan, then yemen, now they are talking about the huge drones in africa -- i think what is implied in your question is, isn't somebody going to stop them and say this doesn't make sense. on the other hand, it keeps this military complex going, and as long as americans continue to allow it to happen, it will keep happening. >> a soldier has a duty to refuse illegal orders. could you talk about the legalities that are being broken for the soldier, personally, i was concerned about her education process. why people are willing to kill innocent people. they don't seem to have the mentality
there isn't that much of a transformation from the bush administration to the obama administration when it comes to the military. and when it comes to the cia. there has just been a little rearranging of the title. so it is the same mindset, some of the same exact people. and it is a reflection of an inability to have a military solution in afghanistan, even with boots on the ground. some people say that this administration, a way of dealing with the war is a whack a mole policy. you whack a...
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the obama administration has lots of decisions to make. how will the president's policy towards afghanistan unfold in his second term? once again our foreign policy experts. >> when afghanistan ends it needs to end well. we need to bring most of our troops home many if you left 15, 20,000 behind with airplanes and helicopters and special forces units, that would be the end of the taliban and those young women would have a chance. if we leave afghanistan like we did iraq it is going to fall par. obama had iraq inside the 10 yard line he had a lot of problems, iraq was a success story in the making. not leaving any american forces behind in iraq, 10 or 12,000 would have done it, has let the country deteriorate everybody has gone back to their corners. iran has more influence in iraq now than ever it breaks my heart we were so close to winning in iraq and the obama administration dropped the ball on the goal line. if they talk about leaving afghanistan rather than getting it right, that will haunt us for decades. when it comes to iran, why sh
the obama administration has lots of decisions to make. how will the president's policy towards afghanistan unfold in his second term? once again our foreign policy experts. >> when afghanistan ends it needs to end well. we need to bring most of our troops home many if you left 15, 20,000 behind with airplanes and helicopters and special forces units, that would be the end of the taliban and those young women would have a chance. if we leave afghanistan like we did iraq it is going to...
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and it's worth noting that later the obama administration was working behind the scene to persuade the iraqi government to ask for a certain number of american troops to stay on but the iraqis didn't go forward so there was only one known american head of state on the list king de jong awarded in the year two thousand the former president of south korea contributed to easing tensions with north korea and to the economic progress of his country whatever arguments one may have with regards to each of those laureates the nobel peace committee doesn't have to explain their choice of process is known to be very secretive and they wouldn't even say who the other nominees were until fifty years after the prize was awarded in washington. and while europe celebrates its peace prize award a new scandal is unfolding in the u.k. over the conduct of its troops in afghanistan seven british soldiers are only arrested in a hushed case involving the murder of an afghan man last year. and tension is in the air over the israeli love a known border has been lost says it sent a drone three hundred kilomete
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the obama administration is deliberately reporting wrong numbers or reporting the unemployment numbers in a different way than previous months or previous administrations just come out and say it if there's something else going on here please please just let me in on it now as you're wise and all the business insider points out they would need to prove quite a large conspiracy not only with the bureau of labor statistics have to be in hoots with the private payroll company a.d.p. whose numbers line right up with the b.l.s. but also the institute for supply chain management since their surveys of where hiring intentions also line up with the b.l.s. that all the car companies itself report sales which also aligned with what the b.l.s. had to say so clearly they couldn't make this argument so they just went with baseless accusations of cooking the books and vague references to hell the so least that scary pro-labor woman now honestly is kind of entertaining to watch republicans desperately try to respond to something that is positive when it comes to the economy but if they're not spinnin
the obama administration is deliberately reporting wrong numbers or reporting the unemployment numbers in a different way than previous months or previous administrations just come out and say it if there's something else going on here please please just let me in on it now as you're wise and all the business insider points out they would need to prove quite a large conspiracy not only with the bureau of labor statistics have to be in hoots with the private payroll company a.d.p. whose numbers...
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administration to do something the republicans are screaming do something and so let's hope that these threats and verbal i'm still hoping that there will be a diplomatic solution but chances are receding as political pressure grows in the united states and behind this let's remember that the u.s. really approves pushing very hard to do something. overthrowing the government and even supports from syria maybe breaking up into little cantons fighting or another along religious ethnic and tribal lines or just as a lebanon was in the one nine hundred seventy s. this is a very frightening prospect and we have to work hard to make sure it does not happen. over twelve thousand christians are trapped in a syrian village near the lebanese border besieged by rebels the two week blockade has caused shortages of food medicine and other crucial supplies but people can't leave the area due to the threat posed by rebel snipers meanwhile across the border in lebanon the situation remains fragile following a spike in syria related sectarian violence these fifteen people are being killed or more than o
administration to do something the republicans are screaming do something and so let's hope that these threats and verbal i'm still hoping that there will be a diplomatic solution but chances are receding as political pressure grows in the united states and behind this let's remember that the u.s. really approves pushing very hard to do something. overthrowing the government and even supports from syria maybe breaking up into little cantons fighting or another along religious ethnic and tribal...
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administration they feel working hard on russia's admission into the world trade organization on lifting the outdated jackson and bennett amendment in order to give american businesses have better access into the russian market and later this summer congress is set to vote on a legislation that will strike down this soviet era amendment to which would decades had limited u.s. trade with russia but there are attempts in congress to attach this new human rights bill to the upcoming bill on establishing permanent normal trade relations with russia that's what the act is called and frankly moscow is worried about the attempts to replace one punitive russian legislation with another and reporting there and political consultant daniel wagner thinks the move by u.s. lawmakers is ill timed and advised. the bigger issue for americans is what this may mean for american businesses in russia that's a very big issue another question is whether it's going to be conducive to eliciting a cooperative response in foreign affairs from the russian government i don't see how it's going to be less at that it
administration they feel working hard on russia's admission into the world trade organization on lifting the outdated jackson and bennett amendment in order to give american businesses have better access into the russian market and later this summer congress is set to vote on a legislation that will strike down this soviet era amendment to which would decades had limited u.s. trade with russia but there are attempts in congress to attach this new human rights bill to the upcoming bill on...
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. >> speaking of russia, this week there was news that the obama administration has considered sharing classified information on u.s. missile defense with moscow. the idea would be to allay russian concerns about missile defenses close to their borders. they fear it could pose a threat to their nuclear deterrent force. where do you come down on the wisdom of being ready to share classified information about u.s. missile defenses? >> it would be very helpful to russia involved in missile defense. it would be a huge statement to iran. this missile defenses are aimed at iran. if russia and the united states could work out a joint arrangement so that russian radar information were shared with the new missile defense system, that would be really powerful statement to iran that their threats are not going to work, that they are more isolated, and that even russia and nato are working together against them. they are pushing russia and the together. that is how much of it. the world use them. -- that is how much of a threat the world use them. i would not give the russians detail over whether
. >> speaking of russia, this week there was news that the obama administration has considered sharing classified information on u.s. missile defense with moscow. the idea would be to allay russian concerns about missile defenses close to their borders. they fear it could pose a threat to their nuclear deterrent force. where do you come down on the wisdom of being ready to share classified information about u.s. missile defenses? >> it would be very helpful to russia involved in...
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administration is taking a more cautious stance with regards to syria we don't think more arms into syria is the right answer some analysts say arming the very much fractured syrian opposition would contribute to its for the radicalization and would make a political solution virtually impossible a number say washington might support arm supplies in directly so its arab allies as if now the administration denies having such plans but will that position hold. down reporting from washington our team. michel chossudovsky from the center for research in globalization says foreign intelligence operatives on the ground are helping to start a political chaos in syria i certainly know it's the fact that the government. that's its combat but to solve it by the constitution that introduced politic a multi-party system but the people who are well quite a bit government are not interested in multi-party democracy and they are they are directly as we know they are directly backed by date so i believe six and c i. offer tips which are present throughout collaborating with the rebels the free syria
administration is taking a more cautious stance with regards to syria we don't think more arms into syria is the right answer some analysts say arming the very much fractured syrian opposition would contribute to its for the radicalization and would make a political solution virtually impossible a number say washington might support arm supplies in directly so its arab allies as if now the administration denies having such plans but will that position hold. down reporting from washington our...
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administration previously excluded this possibility it comes despite reports that al qaeda has joined the opposition that could put the u.s. and the terrorist group good and surround the world on the same side. i meet bloodshed in syria more extremists are panicked trading the country to help bring down our sought that's according to u.s. intelligence which says all current affiliated fighters were responsible for a series of deadly suicide bombings in damascus and aleppo targeted at syrian military and intelligence facilities you see no evidence of. extremists sunni extremists or not you can't label them from the specifically as al qaida or similar ilk or infiltrating the opposition's groups. while fighting in syria continues the violence in neighboring iraq has dropped in some areas by as much as fifty percent in the last few months this as an al-qaeda leader iman al zawahiri as called on his supporters around the world to back the uprising in syria. he's a man who call themselves the mujahideen say they're on their way to fight a holy war against our song. in washington senators as
administration previously excluded this possibility it comes despite reports that al qaeda has joined the opposition that could put the u.s. and the terrorist group good and surround the world on the same side. i meet bloodshed in syria more extremists are panicked trading the country to help bring down our sought that's according to u.s. intelligence which says all current affiliated fighters were responsible for a series of deadly suicide bombings in damascus and aleppo targeted at syrian...
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the media there's a lot of pressure on the obama administration not because any of them have a proposal of what would actually work but simply because they're using this as a stick to hit candidate obama in the context of the elections that's very dangerous for the rest of the world what are the solutions that you think are best for syria and he's saying there is still time for dialogue but when the government and the opposition i think there is still time i think the time is diminishing i think that the level of repression from the government has been so horrific and in response the opposition which i support as a principle of the right of people to rise up against a repressive regime the fact that they are using stronger and stronger military. strategies and military tactics makes that kind of discourse that kind of discussion that kind of negotiation more difficult but there is still time i think the question remains will the international community help to make that possible for example by small scale community by community village by village city by city negotiating processes at th
the media there's a lot of pressure on the obama administration not because any of them have a proposal of what would actually work but simply because they're using this as a stick to hit candidate obama in the context of the elections that's very dangerous for the rest of the world what are the solutions that you think are best for syria and he's saying there is still time for dialogue but when the government and the opposition i think there is still time i think the time is diminishing i...
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administration doesn't want to war with iran and the pentagon u.s. intelligence community they're saying iran does not having a clear bomb and hasn't decided whether or not to build a nuclear bomb iran is obviously getting nothing from a war if nobody wants it then why the drums of war why are they so loud there are people that want to war. i mean you know i think no one wants war you don't have wars unless someone wants it and quite clearly the israeli government would like to see the united states smash iran's nuclear program which they think is creating the conditions where iran could with one leap forward get a bomb the israeli lobby in the united states would like to see where they support the israeli guy the neoconservatives do many republicans do there are many americans who genuinely believe that if iran they believe iran is moving toward a weapon and if it is they would favor military action to prevent it there are a number of people that want a war and if there are really vital threat coming from the i don't you see i don't know i don't loo
administration doesn't want to war with iran and the pentagon u.s. intelligence community they're saying iran does not having a clear bomb and hasn't decided whether or not to build a nuclear bomb iran is obviously getting nothing from a war if nobody wants it then why the drums of war why are they so loud there are people that want to war. i mean you know i think no one wants war you don't have wars unless someone wants it and quite clearly the israeli government would like to see the united...
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first, is the obama administration really waging a war on polls? [ male announcer ] what if you had thermal night-vision goggles, like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, yoargeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. trade commission-free for 60 days, and we'll throw in up to $600 when you open an account. >> bret: wall street ended the week with mixed result. the dow lost 17-1/2 today to close out the first negative week in the last three. the s&p 500 dropped a fraction. the nasdaq gaped four. house republicans in a few coal state democrat stuck a finger in the eye of the obama administration by passing a series of bills called stop the war on coal act. democrats call it political theater. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel looks at both sides. >> closing eight mine mines in virginia cu
first, is the obama administration really waging a war on polls? [ male announcer ] what if you had thermal night-vision goggles, like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, yoargeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ameritrade's empowering web-based trading platform. trade commission-free for 60...
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administration or the west for a constructive power. tribal leaders in eastern libya have declared a semi autonomy for an area stretching into a city of certainly gyptian what a country's national transitional council described it as a dangerous move could break up the nation security expert eric then is saying the use of the n t c and they have effectively split the country. it's a real threat for the future of libya but i would say it's of credits you know because from the beginning the you know the transition less from conceal and screw up down everything create such a break out between the western and eastern libya and of course they have been held by nato and as well as by our country from. there are so it's not a surprise for us and nato are only said seemed to create chaos in libya and. it will be not able to do the same in syria but the problem is nato has been able to do. the power in tripoli that nato is absolutely unable to solve the real situation and they are responsive as well of the libyan and. all the turn morally in lib
administration or the west for a constructive power. tribal leaders in eastern libya have declared a semi autonomy for an area stretching into a city of certainly gyptian what a country's national transitional council described it as a dangerous move could break up the nation security expert eric then is saying the use of the n t c and they have effectively split the country. it's a real threat for the future of libya but i would say it's of credits you know because from the beginning the you...
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. >> speaking of russia, there was this week news that the obama administration has considered sharing classified information on u.s. missile defense with moscow. the idea would be to allay russian concerns about missile defenses along their close to their borders that they fear will eventually pose a threat to their nuclear deterrent force. where do you come down on the wisdom of, if any, being ready to share classified information about u.s. missile defenses? >> first, it would be very helpful to have russia involved in missile defense. it would be a huge statement to iran. because those missile defenses are aimed at iran. and if russia and the united states could work out some kind of a joint arrangement so that russian radar information were shared with this new niffled system that we and our -- mfled system that we and our allies are putting up that would be a powerful statement to iran that won't work. that even russia and nato are working against them that they are pushing nato and russia together that's how much of a threat the world views them, i would very much like to see th
. >> speaking of russia, there was this week news that the obama administration has considered sharing classified information on u.s. missile defense with moscow. the idea would be to allay russian concerns about missile defenses along their close to their borders that they fear will eventually pose a threat to their nuclear deterrent force. where do you come down on the wisdom of, if any, being ready to share classified information about u.s. missile defenses? >> first, it would be...
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obama administration is keeping under wraps and then on an analysis of open government requests filed by the bloomberg group shows that obama has failed to create a transparent administration despite his campaign promises is this the most secretive administration in american history we'll explore that topic in the days ahead and last but not least if you thought the t.s.a. was invasive before get ready for the next generation of american aviation safety standards but this one doesn't involve copying a feel or those very revealing body scanner images within the next year or two the department of homeland security will instantly know everything about your body clothes and luggage with a new laser based molecular scanner a fired from one hundred sixty four feet away and best part is you won't even know about it scaredy at bolton in next week for all the details those are just a few of the stories we have in store for you next week along with more news in.
obama administration is keeping under wraps and then on an analysis of open government requests filed by the bloomberg group shows that obama has failed to create a transparent administration despite his campaign promises is this the most secretive administration in american history we'll explore that topic in the days ahead and last but not least if you thought the t.s.a. was invasive before get ready for the next generation of american aviation safety standards but this one doesn't involve...
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i do not expect it to affect the strategic rocket was of the obama administration. because i think underneath this rhetoric coming debate the administration understands very well that none of the conditions that would be needed to make intervention of meaningful option are --in place./ i think there is a fundamental understanding that without the appropriate context defined in terms of those conditions intervention is off the table. however, where does this leave the regime? -- administration. you will excuse the confusion. and we refer to democracies as administrations. a slip of the tongue. it leaves the administration in the position of continuing to argue the same kind of economic and political pressures that have failed to produce an effect on the strategic calculus define that the casualty that we should stick with into the foreseeable future. this, i am afraid to say, is not the position that i think any administration wants itself to be in. the obama administration finds itself arguing that the best course is more of the same, even though conditions on the g
i do not expect it to affect the strategic rocket was of the obama administration. because i think underneath this rhetoric coming debate the administration understands very well that none of the conditions that would be needed to make intervention of meaningful option are --in place./ i think there is a fundamental understanding that without the appropriate context defined in terms of those conditions intervention is off the table. however, where does this leave the regime? -- administration....
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administration and its allies in the u.s. military into a situation where they might actually get into a big shooting war in the middle east is going to ask you about obama is that real political pressure for him to do something now serious blame the u.s. will monkey on its internal politics namely because of the election year for president obama as the under pressure by the republicans to do something now. well of course the republicans are going to try to portray obama as weak and they're not so much winning over the american public with this strategy but what they are getting is massive amounts of funding from zionists like billionaires like its name edelman they are adults and the mafiosi who owns half of the gambling dens in las vegas promising one hundred million dollars to the romney campaign these people are the zionist fanatics who staged nine eleven here in the u.s. and won't be satisfied until we get a big war with iran dr kevin barrett radio talk show host author and specialise in the developments there in arab co
administration and its allies in the u.s. military into a situation where they might actually get into a big shooting war in the middle east is going to ask you about obama is that real political pressure for him to do something now serious blame the u.s. will monkey on its internal politics namely because of the election year for president obama as the under pressure by the republicans to do something now. well of course the republicans are going to try to portray obama as weak and they're not...
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administration or the west for a constructive policy. tribal leaders in eastern libya a clear that semi autonomy for the area stretching between the city of sirte and the objection of one of the country's national transitional council described it as a dangerous move that could break up the nation's security expert in a savings the n.t. seen affectively split the country. it's a real treat for the future of libya but i would say it's a predicate you know because from the beginning of the jelly the you know the transition less from can see than is true down everything to create such a great deal between the western and eastern libya and of course they have been elbow by nato as well as by our country. so it's not a surprise for us and nato only succeed to create chaos in libya and be the will be not able to do the same in syria but the problem is major was unable to do this you . were in tripoli but nato is absolutely unable to solve the real situation and they are responsible as well of the libyan and. all the more libya as well in the r
administration or the west for a constructive policy. tribal leaders in eastern libya a clear that semi autonomy for the area stretching between the city of sirte and the objection of one of the country's national transitional council described it as a dangerous move that could break up the nation's security expert in a savings the n.t. seen affectively split the country. it's a real treat for the future of libya but i would say it's a predicate you know because from the beginning of the jelly...
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administration they feel working hard on russia's admission into the world trade organization on lifting the outdated jackson and bennett amendment in order to give american businesses a better access into the russian market and later this summer congress is set to vote on a legislation that will strike down this soviet era amendment to which would decades had limited u.s. trade with russia but there are attempts in congress to attach this new human rights bill to the upcoming bill on establishing permanent normal trade relations with russia that's what the act is called and frankly moscow is worried about the attempts to replace one punitive russian legislation with another. he's got an education reporting well meantime political consultant daniel wagon of believes that the american politicians are banking on cold war fare ahead of the elections and the fallout though could be painful with the election season heating up as it is to a fever pitch now there can't be too much doubt about why this is happening at this time if you look for example mr romney's approach to russia calling russi
administration they feel working hard on russia's admission into the world trade organization on lifting the outdated jackson and bennett amendment in order to give american businesses a better access into the russian market and later this summer congress is set to vote on a legislation that will strike down this soviet era amendment to which would decades had limited u.s. trade with russia but there are attempts in congress to attach this new human rights bill to the upcoming bill on...
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administration but the biggest campaign donors speaking of campaign donors let's talk about a story that i know you're probably going to be talking about alone and so i wanted to get your take on it obama is now giving his blessing to his super pac he's signed off on his campaign to urge supporters to donate to it it's priorities usa people are freaking now because for one the president has often spoken out about this kind of money about secret billionaires that kind of thing here's an example well this week the supreme court reversed a century of wall that i believe will open the floodgates for special interests. moving forward more so that was after citizens united was passed i think that people are blowing this out of proportion i say don't hate the player he's the game on not really sure and i don't know i kind of agree with you in that sense for one thing the president not only said that his state of the union address a couple of years ago just the other week he was also talking bad about super pacs and saying that you know he thinks they have a negative influence on the econom
administration but the biggest campaign donors speaking of campaign donors let's talk about a story that i know you're probably going to be talking about alone and so i wanted to get your take on it obama is now giving his blessing to his super pac he's signed off on his campaign to urge supporters to donate to it it's priorities usa people are freaking now because for one the president has often spoken out about this kind of money about secret billionaires that kind of thing here's an example...